This map draws attention to your thematic content by providing a neutral background with minimal colors, labels, and features.
Map Service Name: World_Dark_Gray_Base
Note:
Included with World Basic (Basic Legacy), World Standard and World Advanced (World Legacy), North America Standard and North America Advanced (North America Legacy) Collections. This is the last update.
Description
In World Dark Gray Base, only key information is represented to provide geographic context, allowing your data to come to the foreground. This dark gray map supports bright colors, creating a visually compelling map graphic, which helps your reader see the patterns intended.
The map shows populated places, water, roads, urban areas, parks, building footprints, and administrative boundaries. Alignment of boundaries is a presentation of the feature provided by Esri data vendors and does not imply endorsement by Esri or any governing authority. This map was compiled by Esri using HERE data, Garmin basemap layers, OpenStreetMap contributors, Esri basemap data, and select data from the GIS user community. Worldwide coverage is provided from Level 0 (1:591,000,000 scale) through Level 10 (1:577,000 scale). In North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and select countries in the Middle East, coverage is provided from Level 11 (1:288,000 scale) through Level 16 (1:9,000 scale).
For details on data sources in this map service, view World Canvas Map Contributors (PDF).
Attribution
Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community
Coordinate system
Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100)
Tiling scheme
Map service data format
Map server cache in mixed cache format
Coverage
As illustrated in the coverage map, coverage is provided at the following scales:
The World Dark Gray Reference layer includes similar coverage.
World Basic (Basic Legacy)
~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:72,000 worldwide
World Standard and World Advanced (World Legacy)
~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:9,000 in select areas
North America Standard and North America Advanced (North America Legacy)
- ~1:591,000,000 down to ~1:72,000
- ~1:36,000 down to ~1:9,000 in North America in select areas